Only Understands Love

The Far North.

The icy aura surrounding Ice Empress abruptly froze, and a hint of undisguised anger flashed in his icy green eyes.

Beside her, Snow Empress slowly opened her eyes, her snow-white eyelashes trembling gently, and the snowflakes around her stopped in mid-air.

"I thought he was some kind of genius, but he's just a fool who only cares about romance."

Ice Empress's voice carried its usual sarcasm, filled with disdain. "Cultivation techniques, insights, Soul Tool technology—leaving behind just one of these would be an immense treasure. And yet, he just left empty-handed, what a waste of such good luck, what a waste of so many people's efforts."

She'd seen too many geniuses and too many clueless people, but someone like Huo Yuhao, who held a winning hand but only cared about dating, was truly rare.

The Snow Empress spoke slowly and coldly, "If one only has love in their heart, but lacks vision and responsibility, even if they eventually become a god, they will only be a god who is content with their own little life and will never amount to anything."

"You do not say."

Ice Empress scoffed, "Only Tang San could be interested in a son-in-law like this. He's obedient, easy to control, and obsessed with his daughter. He's perfect as a pawn in his game."

Star Dou Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena slowly opened her eyes. Her purple eyes were not very calm, as if she had only seen a trivial matter.

"Even the Child of Destiny of humanity are nothing more than this."

Her voice was soft and indifferent. "Being caught up in love, you can't see the big picture, nor can you see the responsibilities on your shoulders."

Choosing someone like Tang San as his son-in-law is consistent with his usual style; he's easy to control and just happens to be able to follow his wishes, helping him manage the affairs of the mortal realm."

People like Huo Yuhao, whose lives are trapped by romantic love, are not uncommon.

It's a pity for Shrek; they poured all their resources into raising them, only to end up raising someone else's pawn.

"Shrek's hard work was ultimately wasted."

Gu Yuena gently closed her eyes; Huo Yuhao seemed to be no longer a threat.

Many people also praise him for establishing the Spirit Pagoda, claiming it was a great act that benefited the entire continent and brought blessings to Soul Master and Soul Beast. Every time I see this kind of statement, I want to laugh.

The Spirit Pagoda is inherently flawed.

When he founded it, he only cared about alleviating the conflict between Soul Beast and Soul Master at the time and solving the immediate problems. He didn't think about establishing a long-term regulatory system or leaving behind any means to check the power of the Spirit Pagoda.

He simply left to become a figurehead in the Divine Realm, leaving those below without any constraints. It would be strange if they didn't corrupt themselves.

Power is always the most corrupting thing.

Without regulation and checks and balances, it would be strange if the Spirit Pagoda, with its monopoly, didn't become corrupt.

What became of the Spirit Pagoda later? It ruthlessly exploited Soul Beast, treating Soul Spirit as commodities with clearly marked prices, with higher-level Soul Spirit selling for higher prices, completely turning Soul Beast into tools for profit.

They also control the cultivation resources of all Soul Master on the continent. Ordinary Soul Master who want to obtain Soul Spirit have to rely on the Spirit Pagoda. They have absolute power and have become a cancer on the entire continent.

Countless rare Soul Beast have become extinct due to the Spirit Pagoda's overhunting, and countless ordinary Soul Master have been driven to desperation by the Spirit Pagoda's monopoly.

The entire Soul Master system on the continent has Spirit Pagoda.

He was quite something; he enjoyed immense prestige when he founded the company, amassed a great reputation, and then simply walked away, leaving behind a mess for future generations to clean up.

In the end, some people still remember his good deeds and regard him as a hero who benefited the mainland. It's truly the most ridiculous thing ever.

This is not a blessing; it's clearly planting a time bomb for future generations.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, Female Dormitory.

"Is this the so-called Spirit Pagoda he built in the future? The Spirit Pagoda... so this is how it ends."

She murmured softly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

She never expected that Huo Yuhao would be this kind of person, unwilling to put any effort into planning the Spirit Pagoda that she herself had created, and unwilling to leave behind even the most basic oversight system.

"You won't even put in the effort for something this important? Is Tang Wutong really all you care about?"

Ju Zi gently put down her charcoal pencil, leaned back in her chair, gazed at the moon outside the window, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on her lips, "That's right. In Huo Yuhao's heart in the future, I will never be as good as her. She can even abandon her fellow disciples, let alone me."

She closed her eyes, suppressing all the emotions in them.

Shrek Cafeteria.

Wang Dong'er sneered after seeing the contents of the diary in her mind.

"Isn't the Spirit Pagoda becoming a cancer on the continent exactly what Tang San wanted to see?"

She sneered, her tone full of undisguised sarcasm. "A son-in-law blinded by love is just right to do things his way and help him extend his tentacles to the entire continent."

The more powerful the Spirit Pagoda, the more stable Tang San's control over the mortal realm. He couldn't be happier if the Spirit Pagoda could control everything.

"Shrek poured its heart and soul into nurturing him, only to produce a good-for-nothing who was obsessed with romance and became Tang San's pawn in controlling the continent. What a huge joke!"

Wang Dong'er released her grip, stood up, and the evening breeze ruffled her long hair. "Mu En's sacrifice and Shrek's contributions were all stepping stones in Tang San's game. I will settle this score with Tang San sooner or later."

To put it bluntly, Huo Yuhao is a typical example of someone whose personal interests outweigh the greater good.

His entire life seemed to revolve around his own love and romance. When he was young, he wanted to find his mother, but after meeting Tang Wutong, he became completely infatuated with her. All feelings of gratitude, responsibility, and righteousness were put behind love.

Shrek poured all its resources and efforts into nurturing him from a poor boy who was constantly bullied into the strongest Ultimate Douluo on the continent. Mu En even sacrificed his life for him.

In his heart, nothing in particular mattered as much as his love for Tang Wutong.

Such a person does not deserve the title of "hero," and he is even more unworthy of all the effort Shrek Academy put into him.

Sometimes I really can't understand why Shrek Academy spends so much money and resources to cultivate someone with such a love-obsessed mind who only cares about romance. What's the point?

Is he aiming to leave Shrek with an empty reputation after his ascension? Or is he aiming to leave behind a Spirit Pagoda so he can later turn around and betray Shrek Academy?

The more I think about it, the less worth it seems.

I estimate the most likely scenario is that they witnessed the initial Shrek Academy nurturing the original Shrek Seven Monsters, and then, after they became gods, they left behind many, many valuable things for the original Shrek.

So much so that ten thousand years later Shrek Academy had become the number one power in the Douluo Continent and even Douluo Star, which is why the current Shrek Academy wants to replicate its past actions.

Unfortunately, they chose Huo Yuhao, whose vision was far inferior to Tang San's.